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Full-service operators have long conceded much of the
coffee market to Starbucks, thankful that the 7,100-store chain (with
4,000 more “licensed” units) never figured out how to sell food
effectively. The coffee giant unveiled its latest food gambit on June
29, promising not to fail this time around. Should you fear it—or a
similar new push by another standalone beverage concept, 732-store
smoothie giant Jamba Juice?
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Are we really writing a story about the two least-sexy
topics in the restaurant world, insurance and foodborne illness? You bet
we are after learning that a New Jersey judge decreed that companies
selling the former must pay claims of restaurants that experience the
latter, no matter how cleverly exclusions might have been buried in a
policy’s fine print. If there’s one thing that would help
full-service restaurant operators sleep better at night, this kind of
insurance might be it.
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Americans may not be convinced the recession is over, but
they are loosening the purse strings a bit more for food and dining out,
according to a personal finance website. Mint.com recently analyzed data
from its million-plus users and determined that spending across eight
categories during the first quarter of this year dropped 17 percent
versus the same quarter last year. The only exception: food and dining,
which grew—by a paltry two percent.
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